GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |